Ball Joint

FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER ARM ASSEMBLY LH
(a) Flip the ball joint stud back and forth 5 times, before installing the nut.
(b) Using a torque wrench, turn the nut continuously at a rate of 3 to 5 seconds per 1 turn and take the torque reading on the 5th turn.

Turning torque - Torque: 4.5 Nm (46 kgf-cm, 40 in-lbf) or less


FRONT SUSPENSION ARM SUB-ASSEMBLY LOWER NO. 1 LH
(a) Flip the ball joint stud back and forth 5 times, before installing the nut.
(b) Using a torque wrench, turn the nut continuously at a rate of 2 to 4 seconds per 1 turn and take the torque reading on the 5th turn.

Turning torque - Torque: 3.0 Nm (31 kgf-cm, 27 in-lbf) or less